Strategy wheels

The Institute has developed the concept of a strategy wheel in order to clearly show the relationships between strategic instruments and the institutions implementing them. The wheel shows how within the public policy system there are three components which work together – institutions, instruments, and information systems.

Often, a policy area will have a core, generalised strategy which anchors other more specific or localised strategies. Often these ‘core’ strategies set out principles or high level goals. Similarly, there is often a legislative instrument (such as an Act, or a set of regulations) that forms the basis for the content of other strategic instruments such as GDSs. The strategy wheel shows this hierarchical relationship, as each ring of the circle indicates the connection between differing ‘levels’ of instrument.

Institutions (such as government departments) implementing similar strategic instruments often fall in the same sector, however sometimes they are in radically different sectors. The strategy wheel shows the connection between central government institutions and sectors by demonstrating the instruments that they are implementing. The strategy wheel clearly communicates which departments are implementing which strategic instruments.

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Recent blog post

Read our most recent blog post on the Strengthening strategy stewardship in the public service one-day workshop – 14 July 2016

LINZ and MBIE improved accessibility of government department strategies

LINZ and MBIE have recently notified us that they have improved public accessibility of their operational Government Department Strategies (GDSs) on the publications page of their website. LINZ said GDSs provide a ‘useful benchmarking tool’.
This is very encouraging to see, as it enables members of the public to identify which strategies are directing a department’s activity. It would be great to see other departments follow LINZ and MBIE’s lead in the near future.